In August, the jobs report came in light, with nonfarm payrolls growing by just 142,000 against expectations for 230,000 that was expected by economists.

August's number was revised up to 180,000 from 142,000.

Following the jobs report, US stock futures are higher, with Dow futures up 92 points, S&P 500 futures up 12 points, and Nasdaq futures up 23 points.

The US dollar is also surging after the jobs report, moving back above 109 against the Japanese yen. The euro is also sliding against the dollar, sliding to about 1.254 against the dollar from about 1.262 ahead of the report.

This chart from the BLS shows the decrease in the unemployment rate, which has fallen faster than most everybody expected over the last year.

And this chart from the BLS shows the monthly change in nonfarm payrolls.